Tom Parker's widow Kelsey shares 'tough' moment she told children their dad had died

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Kelsey Parker has opened up on the "tough" moment she told her children their dad Tom had passed away.The Wanted singer's widow, 32, revealed Tom went into St Christopher’s Hospice, near their South London home, and Kelsey held her beloved husband's hand as he passed away at age 33.Tom had been battling cancer as he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October 2020.

Kelsey has now revealed how she and Tom decided to "be really really honest" with their two children Aurelia, two, and one year old Bodhi about Tom's cancer.

She explained: "Aurelia had been getting really confused when Tom went into the hospice. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. "On the Wednesday when I knew I was going in to see Tom I said to her, ‘I want to make sure that Daddy is OK and the angels come and take him’. "We’ve just been really really honest with the children because you have to be." However, Kelsey admitted she struggled to break the news to her daughter about Tom's death.

Kelsey told The Sun On Sunday: "But having to tell her that her daddy had died, that was really tough. "I couldn’t talk, it was like I had something stuck in my throat, I couldn’t say it but I knew I had to say those words to her because she had to know. "She just said, ‘OK Mummy’, but I needed to be straight with her." Kelsey also revealed how she had not discussed funeral arrangements with her husband, despite his cancer battle. "He was doing so well.